Removable tripod with securement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10473261-B2
Application number	US-201916436395-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2019
Priority date	May 23, 2011
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

Installation of a removable tripod foot is facilitated by a cross-axis aperture in the foot and loosening of the threaded connection of the foot and the tripod's leg is resisted by a resilient element engaging interfacing surfaces of the foot and the leg.

First claim

I claim:

1. A foot for a tripod comprising:
(a) a body including an interface surface including a portion arranged to engage a terminal portion of a leg of a tripod and an elongate threaded portion arranged substantially normal to the portion of the interface surface;
(b) a resilient element engaging the interface surface;
(c) wherein said resilient element extends proud of the portion of said interface surface arranged to engage the leg of the tripod;
(d) wherein said interface surface includes an outer peripheral edge and said resilient element is sized such that at least a portion is within said outer peripheral edge of said interface surface when engaged therewith;
(e) wherein said resilient element has an outer diameter and further said body includes a body outer peripheral surface with an outer diameter proximate said outer peripheral edge, where the resilient element outer diameter extends proud of the body outer peripheral surface;
(f) wherein said body includes a crenated wall defining a plurality of facets arranged to engage a surface supporting said tripod, wherein each of said facets has an end portion thereof generally perpendicular to the axis of said elongate threaded portion.

2. The foot for said tripod of claim 1 wherein a respective arc is defined in said crenated wall extending the entire distance between each of said plurality of facets, where each of said respective arc does not define a discontinuity therein between each of said plurality of facets.

3. The foot for said tripod of claim 2 wherein said body defining an opening extending completely there through at a location between said interface surface and an end of said body furthest distant from said terminal portion of said leg of said tripod when said body is engaged with said terminal portion of said leg of said tripod.

4. The foot for said tripod of claim 3 wherein said body defines said opening in said body at a location directly above a first said facet at an elevation above the upper portion of each of said arc defined on either side of said first facet.

5. The foot for said tripod of claim 4 wherein said body defines said opening in said body at a location directly above a second said facet at an elevation above the upper portion of each of said arc defined on either side of said second facet.

6. The foot for said tripod of claim 5 wherein said opening is aligned with said elongate threaded portion.

7. The foot for said tripod of claim 6 wherein said body defines an upper exterior surface at an elevation above said upper portion of each of said arc defined on either side of said first facet, and at an elevation above said upper portion of each of said arc defined on either side of said second facet.

8. The foot for said tripod of claim 7 wherein said body defines a lower exterior surface at an elevation below said upper exterior surface and adjacent thereto.

9. The foot for said tripod of claim 8 wherein said first opening is defined in part of said upper exterior surface and in part of said lower exterior surface, said second opening is defined in part of said upper exterior surface and in part of said lower exterior surface, and wherein said upper exterior surface and said lower exterior surface define a discontinuity therein around said body.

10. The foot for said tripod of claim 1 wherein the interface surface includes a portion defining a circular groove and the resilient element comprises an elastomeric toroid retained in the groove with a portion of a surface of the resilient element projecting proud of the portion of the interface surface arranged to engage the leg of a tripod.

11. The foot for said tripod of claim 1 wherein said elongate threaded portion of said body comprises a portion defining a threaded aperture.

12. The foot for said tripod of claim 1 further comprising said tripod.

Assignees

• Really Right Stuff Llc

Inventors

• Johnson Sr Joseph M

Classifications

• F16M11/36 Primary

  Members preventing slipping of the feet · CPC title

• F16M2200/08

  Foot or support base · CPC title

• F16B7/182

  for coaxial connections of two rods or tubes · CPC title

• G03B17/561

  Support related camera accessories · CPC title